Open Cosmos & Ubotica Join NASA's FAME to drive satellite autonomy

This integrated, responsive system enables real-time maritime surveillance, disaster response, and environmental monitoring.

Open Cosmos , a satellite manufacturing and space infrastructure company, has established an alliance with Ubotica Technologies (both companies are Spanish) to bring advanced artificial intelligence to space through their collaboration in the Federated Autonomous Measurement Flight Demonstration (FAME) , a project led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) .

The company explained that the collaboration will allow two of Open Cosmos's operational satellites, equipped with Ubotica's SPACE:AI platform , to become part of the FAME network under NASA's Earth Science Division's Advanced Information Systems Technology program, reports Servimedia. It stated that FAME will demonstrate a new paradigm of Earth observation by connecting more than 50 satellites into a federated and intelligent network capable of autonomously detecting, analyzing, and responding to events almost in real-time.

At the core of Open Cosmos's contribution are two satellites equipped with artificial intelligence, HAMMER and Accenture-1 (SUAC) , featuring hyperspectral imaging capabilities and onboard artificial intelligence powered by Ubotica's platform. Open Cosmos has developed, designed, manufactured, and operates these satellites for real-time information delivery to the end user. All Open Cosmos satellites that are part of the Open Constellation have these advanced capabilities.

This represents a disruptive advancement in the way satellite data is captured and used, shifting from delayed, ground-based analysis to real-time decision-making directly in orbit. This approach drastically reduces latency in both satellite programming and data delivery, enabling an end-to-end integrated syste m where generated insights can be activated in minutes rather than hours or days.

Traditional Earth observation systems rely on satellites that passively collect data, which is then transmitted to Earth for analysis. The FAME project will enable a set of satellites to detect events of interest directly onboard using artificial intelligence, autonomously reassign themselves—or reassign other satellites—and coordinate their operations within a broader constellation without human intervention.

This results in a fully integrated and highly reactive system capable of applications such as maritime surveillance, disaster response, or environmental change detection , providing actionable intelligence at unprecedented speed.

Open Cosmos and Ubotica build on capabilities that have already been successfully demonstrated in orbit through Dynamic Targeting , a technology developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and first tested in space by all three parties in July 2025. These capabilities include real-time onboard data processing, allowing satellites to identify events of interest almost instantly, as well as autonomous dynamic targeting , enabling satellites to rapidly reposition and capture follow-up images without ground intervention. FAME represents the evolution of Dynamic Targeting by scaling these capabilities within a federated network of satellites with multiple operators, expanding its reach and operational potential.

The flight demonstration of the FAME project is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026 with an initial set of six satellites, before scaling up to a network of over 50. Throughout the three-year duration of the project, the system will process thousands of automated alerts and execute coordinated autonomous tasks among assets from multiple operators.

Open Cosmos , a satellite manufacturing and space infrastructure company, has established an alliance with Ubotica Technologies (both companies are Spanish) to bring advanced artificial intelligence to space through their collaboration in the Federated Autonomous Measurement Flight Demonstration (FAME) , a project led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) .

The company explained that the collaboration will allow two of Open Cosmos's operational satellites, equipped with Ubotica's SPACE:AI platform , to become part of the FAME network under NASA's Earth Science Division's Advanced Information Systems Technology program, reports Servimedia. It stated that FAME will demonstrate a new paradigm of Earth observation by connecting more than 50 satellites into a federated and intelligent network capable of autonomously detecting, analyzing, and responding to events almost in real-time.

At the core of Open Cosmos's contribution are two satellites equipped with artificial intelligence, HAMMER and Accenture-1 (SUAC) , featuring hyperspectral imaging capabilities and onboard artificial intelligence powered by Ubotica's platform. Open Cosmos has developed, designed, manufactured, and operates these satellites for real-time information delivery to the end user. All Open Cosmos satellites that are part of the Open Constellation have these advanced capabilities.

This represents a disruptive advancement in the way satellite data is captured and used, shifting from delayed, ground-based analysis to real-time decision-making directly in orbit. This approach drastically reduces latency in both satellite programming and data delivery, enabling an end-to-end integrated syste m where generated insights can be activated in minutes rather than hours or days.

Traditional Earth observation systems rely on satellites that passively collect data, which is then transmitted to Earth for analysis. The FAME project will enable a set of satellites to detect events of interest directly onboard using artificial intelligence, autonomously reassign themselves—or reassign other satellites—and coordinate their operations within a broader constellation without human intervention.

This results in a fully integrated and highly reactive system capable of applications such as maritime surveillance, disaster response, or environmental change detection , providing actionable intelligence at unprecedented speed.

Open Cosmos and Ubotica build on capabilities that have already been successfully demonstrated in orbit through Dynamic Targeting , a technology developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and first tested in space by all three parties in July 2025. These capabilities include real-time onboard data processing, allowing satellites to identify events of interest almost instantly, as well as autonomous dynamic targeting , enabling satellites to rapidly reposition and capture follow-up images without ground intervention. FAME represents the evolution of Dynamic Targeting by scaling these capabilities within a federated network of satellites with multiple operators, expanding its reach and operational potential.

The flight demonstration of the FAME project is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026 with an initial set of six satellites, before scaling up to a network of over 50. Throughout the three-year duration of the project, the system will process thousands of automated alerts and execute coordinated autonomous tasks among assets from multiple operators.

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